Editing Windows XP (section)

==Removed features==
{{Main|List of features removed in Windows XP}}

Some of the programs and features that were part of the previous versions of Windows did not make it to Windows XP. Various [[MS-DOS]] commands available in its [[Windows 9x]] predecessor were removed,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/dos_diffs.mspx?mfr=true |title=New ways to do familiar tasks |publisher=[[Microsoft]] |work=Windows XP Product Documentation |access-date=May 21, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060503205403/http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/dos_diffs.mspx?mfr=true |archive-date=May 3, 2006 |author=<!--N/A-->|date=<!--N/A-->}}</ref> as were the [[POSIX]] and [[OS/2]] subsystems.<ref name="gg463468">{{cite web|url=https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/gg463468.aspx|title=Kernel Enhancements for Windows XP|publisher=Microsoft|date=January 13, 2003|work=[[MSDN]]|access-date=April 16, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130306034824/http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/gg463468.aspx|archive-date=March 6, 2013|author=<!--N/A-->}}</ref>

In networking, [[NetBEUI]], [[NWLink]] and [[NetDDE]] were [[deprecated]] and not installed by default.<ref>{{cite web |first1=Steven|last1=Pittsley |title=Easy install guide for NetBEUI and IPX in Windows XP Pro |url=https://www.techrepublic.com/article/easy-install-guide-for-netbeui-and-ipx-in-windows-xp-pro/ |website=TechRepublic |publisher=CBS Interactive |access-date=June 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170411093725/https://www.techrepublic.com/article/easy-install-guide-for-netbeui-and-ipx-in-windows-xp-pro/ |archive-date=April 11, 2017|url-status=live|date=June 13, 2002}}</ref> [[Legacy Plug and Play|Plug-and-play–incompatible]] communication devices (like [[modem]]s and [[network interface card]]s) were no longer supported.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://support.microsoft.com/kb/295745 |title=Non-Plug and Play Network Device Support in Windows XP |publisher=[[Microsoft]] |date=October 18, 2001 |work=Support |access-date=November 8, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041030215121/http://support.microsoft.com/kb/295745 |archive-date=October 30, 2004 |author=<!--N/A-->}}</ref>

Later service packs from Service Pack 2 onwards would gradually remove features from Windows XP, such as support for [[TCP half-open]] connections<ref>{{cite web|url=https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms740548.aspx|title=TCP/IP Raw Sockets (Windows)|publisher=[[Microsoft]]|work=[[MSDN]]|access-date=November 7, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130128183317/http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms740548.aspx|archive-date=January 28, 2013|url-status=live|author=<!--N/A-->|date=<!--N/A-->}}</ref> and the address bar on the taskbar.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pash |first1=Adam |title=Field Guide to Windows XP SP3 |url=https://lifehacker.com/385295/field-guide-to-windows-xp-sp3 |website=Lifehacker |publisher=Univision Communications |access-date=June 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180115215957/https://lifehacker.com/385295/field-guide-to-windows-xp-sp3 |archive-date=January 15, 2018|url-status=live|date=April 29, 2008}}</ref>

The boot screens for all editions of Windows XP have also been unified by Service Pack 2 for Windows XP with a new one that no longer displays the SKU, with the boot screen for Home Edition using a blue progress bar instead of green. The copyright years on the boot screen were also removed.